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7th WORLD FOOTWEAR CONGRESS 2023
07-09 NOV 2023 - ISTANBUL/TÜRKİYE

European Footwear Confederation Turkish Footwear Industry Association
  • 7. World Footwear Congress Flyer
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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

7th NOVEMBER - WELCOMING EVENT
From 19:00 Welcome cocktail and meeting opportunity
8th NOVEMBER - DAY ONE
8:30 - 11:45 OPENING SESSION
08:30 - 9:30 Opening of registration desk
09:30 - 10:00 Opening and Protocol Speeches
10:00 - 11:15 OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
11:15 - 11.45 Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:30

FIRST SESSION - RESPONDING TO CONSUMERS' DEMANDS

  • Keynote speaker

  • PANEL (moderator + 4 companies)

    • Looking for the "right” product (Socially & environmentally sustainable, durable, price vs quality, creative, well-being, etc.)
    • Omnichannel solutions to meet consumers' demands
    • Artificial Intelligence and metaverse opportunities
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00

SECOND SESSION - BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW WORLD

  • Keynote speaker

  • PANEL (moderator + 4 companies)

    • Brand development or other sourcing strategies
    • Production closer to the market: where and how?
    • Brand and/or private label. Design and manufacture: a perfect match
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00

THIRD SESSION- A SUSTAINABLE & CIRCULAR INDUSTRY FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET

  • Keynote speaker

  • PANEL (moderator + 4 companies)

    • Technologies at the service of eco-design
    • Longer product life-cycle, repair and second-hand opportunities
    • Extended producer responsibility; collection and waste management
18:00 End of the Congress' first day
GALA DINNER
19:30 Arrival to the Gala Dinner and welcome
20:00 Start of the Gala Dinner
24:00 End of Gala Dinner and transfer to the hotel
9th NOVEMBER - DAY TWO
08:30 INTERNATIONAL FOOTWEAR FORUM
(Event restricted to worldwide Footwear Associations CEOs -- accessible on invitation)
10:00 - 10:30 Opening of registration desk
10:30 - 12:10

FOURTH SESSION - REIMAGINING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE

  • Keynote speaker

  • PANEL (moderator + 4 companies)

    • How to attract and retain talent?
    • The perfect employment: Flexibility, mobility, continuous learning, belonging to a meaningful community.
    • Private-public partnerships for a skilled workforce.
12:10 - 12:30 MAIN OUTCOMES OF THE 2023 UITIC CONGRESS IN MILAN
12:30- 13:00 CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF THE WORLD FOOTWEAR CONGRESS
From 13:30 Special Factory Tours and B2B meetings